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Figure2827/34

Figure of a flying Eros. The hair is somewhat Alexandrian, and the body is chubby with a protruding belly. The bronze is pitted on the figure's left leg. One of the figure's wings has been broken, and the left arm is only partially intact.

Culture
Greco-Roman
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Greece ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2827/32

Cast bronze figure of a horse with one front leg raised. The tail of the animal has been attached to the opposite rear leg. A twisted mane falls down the back of the figure's head and markings indicate a continuation of the mane down the sides of the sculpture. The facial features are well defined, with embossed eyes on either side of the face.

Culture
Roman
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Italy ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Money2815/21

Long thin piece of twisted iron known as a kissi penny. A twisted shaft separates a roughly shaped rounded flat end, and a short dual-pointed end, running perpendicular to the shaft.

Culture
Kissi
Material
iron metal
Made in
Sierra Leone ? or Liberia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Money2815/20

Long thin piece of twisted iron known as a kissi penny. A twisted shaft separates a roughly shaped rounded flat end, and a short dual-pointed end, running perpendicular to the shaft. Part of the flattened end has been removed.

Culture
Kissi
Material
iron metal
Made in
Sierra Leone ? or Liberia ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Mask2815/10

Vertical wooden mask with stylized human face. The face has a prominent forehead, wide eyes, a sharp angular nose, and a predominant mouth. The lower portion of the mask is carved in an asymmetrical shape. The back of the mask is slightly convex.

Culture
Dan
Material
wood
Made in
Liberia ? or Cote d'Ivoire ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ancestor Figure2815/5

Carved wooden figure with woven sash. It has several aspects typical of a carved Yaka figure, such as an upturned nose, large prominent ears, hands clasped under chin, and legs bent into a squatting posture. The figure also has a pointed forehead, large eyes, protruding lips, and deeply bored ear holes. The scalp area narrows to a wedge shape at the outside edge and is carved with lines. Shoulders are narrow in the front, but prominent in the rear, and arms are bent with hands that have three carved fingers each. The stomach protrudes in front and buttocks are sharply angled at back. Legs are thick, with pointed knees, and feet are large and rounded. A woven sash of plant fibre surrounds the figure’s waist twice and is knotted in the front. Another sash surrounds the chest and is inserted through the wood of the upper arms.

Culture
Bayaka
Material
wood and plant fibre
Made in
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Drawing2811/146

Children's drawing on legal size off-white paper. A yellow border has been drawn around three sides of the front page. An inscription at the top of the page reads: "Asi Viviamos Los niños en Nicaragua." The scene below is based on the raid of a house. A brown house with a lined pink roof has been drawn in the upper left of the composition, and a yellow plane is shooting at the house. A blue cloud has been drawn across from the plane. To the right of the house, a female figure with a yellow dress and a male figure with black pants are standing with their hands above their heads as a green gun and brown tank(?) fire at them. A narrow tree has been drawn in the lower left. The reverse contains inscriptions in Spanish.

Culture
Nicaraguan ?
Made in
Honduras
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Votive Figure2827/1

Votive figure, or shrine, depicting a bird wearing a headdress atop a rectangular podium or alter. Traces of decoration set within a rectangular niche remain visible on the front of the podium. This decoration consists of two horizontal lines of equal length with one vertical line. The vertical line has a dot on either side of it.

Culture
Egyptian
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Egypt
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Figure2827/51

Bust of a cherub or child. The figure has well-defined, curly hair that rolls around its plump face. The head is in three-quarter view from the torso, which is wide and round. The arms of the figure transition into a twisted drapery element that circles around the base of the bust. The back of the figure, from the neck down, is plain and rounded.

Culture
Roman
Material
bronze metal
Made in
Italy ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pot2827/49

Glass pot with a dark, burgundy colour. It has a globular body with a short neck and flared mouth that exhibits undulations, possibly from the firing and blowing process. A zigzagging coil encircles the neck, supported by the rim of the mouth above and the shoulder below. The foot displays a fillet moulding and the base is stepped. Residue and delamination can be found around the mouth and zigzagging coil.

Culture
Phoenician ?
Material
glass
Made in
Asia
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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